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• Veteran who spent years homeless finds hope at Atlanta Veterans Village

  28-12-2025 22:09 via cbsnews.com
  For nearly four years, Etoyi Ford woke up every day unsure where she would sleep that night. She lived in her car. She bounced between shelters. She parked at the far end of the lot before job interviews so that no one would see the blankets and belongings packed in the back seat. At 49, after a painful divorce, losing her job of 15 years, and surviving domestic violence, she found herself without a home and without hope. Three weeks after moving into her new apartment at the Tunnel to Towe
  
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• Atlanta residents celebrate first night of Kwanzaa, honoring unity and community

  28-12-2025 21:34 via cbsnews.com
  Families and communities across metro Atlanta are coming together to celebrate Kwanzaa, a weeklong observance honoring African heritage, culture, and values.Each night of Kwanzaa centers on a different principle. The first night focuses on Umoja, the Swahili word for unity — a value many say feels especially meaningful right now.For Atlanta artist and poet Kenneth "Zakee" Zakee, Kwanzaa is more than a holiday. He says it transformed his life. Kenneth "Zakee" Zakee says Kwanzaa is more
  
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• From Christmas trees to leftover packaging: How to recycle your holiday trash

  28-12-2025 20:58 via cbsnews.com
  If your trash and recycling bins are already overflowing with cardboard boxes, glass bottles and debris from holiday celebrations, you're not alone. But instead of sending it all to the landfill, recycling experts say many of those items still have value.Peggy Whitlow Ratcliffe, founder and executive director of Live Thrive, says tossing everything into the garbage is a missed opportunity."If we put all that in the landfill, that's very sad when there is a place absolutely to properly dispose,"
  
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• Five juveniles detained after fireworks, gunfire disrupt Atlantic Station; police say no injuries

  28-12-2025 20:26 via cbsnews.com
  Five juveniles were detained after a large disturbance at Atlantic Station Saturday night escalated from fireworks to gunfire, according to the Atlanta Police Department. Police say no injuries were reported.Officers were called to Atlantic Station around 7:16 p.m. on Dec. 27, 2025, to assist the property's security team following reports of juveniles fighting near 1371 Market Street SW. When officers arrived, they encountered a very large crowd of young people and determined that fireworks were
  
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